Middle East
Is Israel Preparing for Life Without U.S. Aid?
After decades of U.S. subsidies, Israel is signaling it may no longer need, or want, Washington’s money.
Dre Lapiello
Middle EastForeign InfluenceWho Bears Responsibility for Nazi and Islamist Crimes?
A personal reflection on leadership, resistance, and moral responsibility - drawing parallels between Norway under Nazi occupation and Iran under the Islamist regime.Arvin Khoshnood
Middle EastThe WestThe Mossadegh Myth: How the Left Dodges Iran’s Lessons
A critical reexamination of Mohammad Mossadegh, the 1953 coup narrative, and how leftist myth-making obscures the real causes of Iran’s 1979 revolution.Shalitha Bandara
Middle EastThe WestIran Is Killing Protesters. Europe Is Issuing Statements.
The EU has the tools to impose real costs on the IRGC’s repression and its operations in Europe. What’s missing is action.Dr. Aidin Panahi/Saeed Ghasseminejad
Middle EastConflict Zones Iran’s Digital Blackouts as State Violence
Silencing a nation online is the fastest way to make violence invisible.Raghu Kondori
Culture WarsMiddle EastJavid Shah Echoes
How a slogan fuels belief in transition and freedom.Raghu Kondori
Middle EastForeign InfluenceRestoration, Not Revolution: The West’s Unfinished Duty to Iran
For the first time in decades, Iranians roar - will the West answer?Nicole Sadighi
- Middle EastForeign Influence
Why Are Iranians Chanting for Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi?
What sounds like nostalgia is actually a desperate demand for political legitimacy.
Dr. Ardavan M. Khoshnood
- Middle EastCulture Wars
Why Pahlavi Has Become Islamism’s Greatest Threat
Decades of theocracy have met their challenger: Iran’s youth are reclaiming a future grounded in this world, not the next.
Dr. Saeid Golkar
- Foreign InfluenceMiddle East
Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood’s War on the West
How state sponsors, extremist networks, and ideological warfare threaten democracies worldwide - and the steps to fight back.
Gabriel Rosenberg
- Middle EastThe West
European Arms Restrictions on Israel
Germany has lifted its arms embargo on Israel but with other European countries still holding restrictions, what does that mean for Europe’s security in a world of growing hybrid threats?
Jonah Brody
- Foreign InfluenceMiddle East
How EU Money Ended Up Supporting Hamas
Documents show Hamas infiltrated EU-funded NGOs in Gaza, turning humanitarian aid into a tool for terrorist operations and exposing serious gaps in EU oversight.
Tomáš Zdechovský
- Middle EastForeign Influence
The Doha Forum Isn’t Impartial — And Here’s Why
The Doha Forum sells peace and dialogue. Intelligence agencies see influence campaigns, narrative warfare, and political actors the West considers dangerous.
Dre Lapiello
- Middle EastConflict Zones
Iran’s Triple Threat: Drought, Debt, and Discontent
From drought to economic meltdown, Iran faces converging crises in 2025. Citizens increasingly see regime change as the only solution.
Raghu Kondori
- Middle EastConflict Zones
When Food Arrives, But Hunger Persists
V24 Exclusive: Convoys make it through but the most vulnerable still go hungry. Here’s why.
Adam Starzynski
- Conflict Zones Middle East
Can Donald Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Plan Actually Work?
Trump presents a daring strategy to reshape Gaza and bring an end to conflict.
Alexandra Tompson
- Middle EastThe West
Snapback Isn’t Enough: Europe Must Outlaw the IRGC
The UN’s snapback sanctions mean little if Europe keeps giving IRGC a legal loophole.
Saeed Ghasseminejad/Dr. Aidin Panahi
